Today’s post is one of those that I’m both excited and sad to write —
Excited because I’m working with a group of amazing moms who are all focused on making a difference in the lives of children!
But also sad because it means that there are kids who are going without food every day.
Kids need to learn so many different things that will help them to grow up and become self-sufficient. There’s some of the biggies – like learning to get dressed and feed yourself – and there’s smaller skills that are very important to – looking someone in the eye when you speak to them, saying ‘thank …
Looking for volunteer ideas or service projects to help others this holiday season? I’ve written before about what I want my kids to love about November and understanding how to help their community, serve others and be grateful for all they have is a big part of it. But here’s the thing – it’s not …
Thank you TeamSnap for sponsoring this post & offering a FREE Trial to all of our readers!! I am all about finding ways to make life easier when it comes to organzing the kids’ activities and sports schedules! This is one area that we can all agree has changed BIG TIME since we were …
If you have kids in school, I’m sure you know school fundraisers are a big deal! The goal, of course, is to find a quick & easy fundraising activity that doesn’t take a lot of time for families to do and in my opinion, should allow the kids to get involved in fundraising efforts without …
It’s very important to me that our kids are introduced to volunteer opportunities. Whether it’s a random act of kindness (such as helping someone take back their grocery cart) or a long-term commitment with a local charity, volunteer work teaches them so much! But I do admit there are challenges when you want to volunteer …
I participated in a campaign on behalf of Influence Central for The Salvation Army. I received a promotional item as a thank you for participating. How many times did you drop coins into a Red Kettle this holiday season? It’s one of the things my kids look forward to when we visit the …
During November, we will be sharing a number of ways that kids can learn about gratitude and share ideas for giving to others. I’m thrilled to be part of the #SimpleGiving Champions for Kids campaign sponsored through Collective Bias® and to share my ideas about how families can support local schools and children this month.
No pressure really, kids have this amazing gift of knowing when to reach out to others. I see it all the time when a young child gives someone a hug or kiss, when friends at school help others to carry their heavy backpacks or in the excitement you see on a child’s face when they’ve made a special picture or gift and just can’t wait to bless the recipient with their wonderful work.
It’s back to school time! It’s always a mix of feelings at this time of year — excitment for new classes and seeing friends again, adjustment to school bedtimes and schedules, and a little mourning for the carefree days of summer.
I’m excited to be linking up with a group of great kid bloggers so we can share our back-to-school ideas with you! Below you’ll find some fun ways for both kids & parents to get excited about the new school year.
As a parent, I always look for different ways that I might get involved at my child’s school. When the kids were very young, it was easy to volunteer in the classroom and at school events.
